Stanley Takaendesa v Schweppes Zimbabwe

[2014] ZWLC 533

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

31 July 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 533

Judgment No.

LC/H/533/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

F.C. Maxwell

Full Bench

F.C. Maxwell

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contractsUnfair dismissal

Keywords

fixed-term contractpermanent statussection 12(3) Labour Acttermination of employment

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court erred in finding that the applicant's contract was a fixed-term contract that expired on 31 December 2010","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Successive one-month contracts, signing of termination letter, acceptance of terminal benefits"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the contract had graduated to permanent status under section 12(3) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Duration of employment, nature of contracts"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was employed on successive one-month contracts from November 2009 to December 2010. He claimed his contract had graduated to permanent status under section 12(3) of the Labour Act, but the court found it remained a fixed-term contract that expired on 31 December 2010, after which he signed a new contract with Lorimark (Pvt) Ltd.

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